Bristow Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 16 jobs in Bristow Township for 32 working residents. Only 3% work in Bristow Township; the top destination outside it is Spencer (19%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 24% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bristow Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Bristow Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Bristow Township work
Where Bristow Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Bristow Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bristow Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 16. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bristow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 10 minutes from Bristow Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bristow Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bristow Township
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bristow Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bristow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $108,500 |
| Paddock Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Morton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lynch Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paddock Township, Spencer Township, Morton Township and Lynch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bristow Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bristow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bristow Township?
$108,500 (±$78,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bristow Township?
6.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bristow Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bristow Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spencer (19%, 7 mi), Lynch (13%, 7 mi), Atkinson (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bristow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bristow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bristow Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.